30 Day Next Steps

Day 5: God is Love

[May you] know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:19

Billy Graham, who has presented the message of the gospel to millions of people has said, “The more I read the Bible, the more I realize that love is God’s supreme attribute.”

I’ve had times when I, like you, have felt far away from God’s love. Perhaps you grew up in a broken home with little or no affection from your parents. You may have lost loved ones to illness, accident or war. You may have faced poverty and famine as daily realities. Pain is continuously nearby. Where is God’s love in all this?

I believe God’s heart aches more than we can ever know at the suffering, injustice and heavy burdens His children encounter. Sin, when it entered the world, brought consequences that affect our lives every day.

But God’s love for each of us was supremely evident when He sent His son, Jesus, to buy us back, or “redeem” us, from sin’s terrible impact. John’s gospel tells us: “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

When you yielded your life to God, you came face to face with your heavenly Father’s love. Now, as you continue your journey, lean into and draw deeply from Him. God loves you!